화학공학소재연구정보센터
Chemistry Letters, Vol.38, No.6, 580-581, 2009
Droplet Size Dependence of Line Tension for an Ionic Liquid on a Smooth Silane Coating
Line tension was measured for microliter-scale and subnanoliter-scale droplets of an ionic liquid on a highly smooth and homogeneous fluoroalkylsilane coating. Values for microliter-scale droplets were two orders larger than those for subnanoliter-scale droplets despite their identical combinations of solid surfaces and liquid. Scale factors related to this measurement and hydrostatic pressure from the liquid play an important role in the discrepancy.